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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-2531-2022
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Research article
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09 Aug 2022
Research article |
| 09 Aug 2022
| 09 Aug 2022
Projected impact of heat on mortality and labour productivity under climate change in Switzerland
Zélie Stalhandske
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Environmental Decisions, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, Zurich-Airport, Zurich, 8058, Switzerland
Valentina Nesa
Institute for Environmental Decisions, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, Zurich-Airport, Zurich, 8058, Switzerland
Marius Zumwald
Institute for Environmental Decisions, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, Zurich-Airport, Zurich, 8058, Switzerland
Martina S. Ragettli
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, 4051, Switzerland
University of Basel, Basel, 4001, Switzerland
Alina Galimshina
Institute of Construction & Infrastructure Management, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8093, Switzerland
Niels Holthausen
Amt für Abfall, Wasser, Energie und Luft, Canton of Zurich, Zurich, 8090, Switzerland
Martin Röösli
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, 4051, Switzerland
University of Basel, Basel, 4001, Switzerland
David N. Bresch
Institute for Environmental Decisions, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, Zurich-Airport, Zurich, 8058, Switzerland
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Short summary
We model the impacts of heat on both mortality and labour productivity in Switzerland in a changing climate. We estimate 658 heat-related death currently per year in Switzerland and CHF 665 million in losses in labour productivity. Should we remain on a high-emissions pathway, these values may double or even triple by the end of the century. Under a lower-emissions scenario impacts are expected to slightly increase and peak by around mid-century.
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